Yesterday No 21

I got this one in a swap and...what an odd scent. Odd in a good way though. I find I reach for this one when I'm feeling unique and creative because it's simply different. At least within the confines of my wardrobe... I've worn this happily through all 4 seasons now. It's a brighter scent in cold weather, and a bit heavier almost incense-like smoky in the summer. This scent is fairly linear as well. It's not strong enough to offend, but it's not shy in it's presence. I *believe* this is predominately linden on me. The rose is there, but what an odd unexpected rose. The bottle says that ginger is a note in this as well, even though it's not listed here. And I smell it in a sense. If you can think of the smell of a fresh ginger root, but without the scent-just the idea of the olfactory reaction. There's also something a little plummy in there, but it's a dark plum. This perfume is a little fruity but not in the usual sense.

I had this years ago and remember the day I broke the vial. I thought I could just find a new one and was so sad to discover I couldn't...I had attempted to have it recreated by "perfume revival" but what I got back was moth balls and powder. Gross. The fragrance I remember and miss SO SO MUCH was limey, green, warm, slightly woodsy and with a slight touch of powdery ginger. I haven't been able to find a single scent like it...truly phenomenal and I miss it every day :(

By far my favorite summer scent. If you could capture summer in a fragrance it would be this. Green and floral and beautiful...I can;t even describe it. Although honeysuckle isn't listed, it has a strong smell of it. I bathe in it with both the body wash, lotion and perfume. I've never loved a fragrance like I love this.

This is another creative and strangely nostalgic scent from tokyomilk. It is closest to Truth of all of the scents in my book but I like it better. It's less sour. It takes you to a strange place in the past no one has ever been, it exists in a reimagining of the past. The days of the steam run machines and lockets filled with sepia and there is vampires and werewolves too. It seems like something a very feminine steam punk chick would die for. Just absolutely go bonkers for. I recommend it to a creative, sweet and nostalgic heart.

This is a very flirty scent. Every time I tried to wear it at the office it felt a bit out of place. The perfect time would be for a romantic evening in the summer. Also there is a note in it that turns like cardboard on me... odd.